2017 New England FIRST District Championship FIRST Robotics Competition Event

Hosted by the University of New Hampshire

WHEN: April 6, 7, & 8, 2017

WHERE: Whittemore Center Arena, 128 Main St, Durham, NH

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Welcome to the FRC!

The varsity Sport for the MindT™, FRC combines the excitement of sport with the rigors of science and technology. Under strict rules, limited resources, and time limits, teams of 25 students or more are challenged to raise funds, design a team “brand,” hone teamwork skills, and build and program robots to perform prescribed tasks against a field of competitors. It’s as close to “real-world engineering” as a student can get. Volunteer professional mentors lend their time and talents to guide each team. Teams are made up of students in grades 9 – 12.

This year the University of New Hampshire and FIRST are joining forces to host the three-day head to head district championship competition for the New England District.

We will have 64 teams participating from around New England. That’s close to 2,500 team members, their coaches, mentors, families and friends. Join us on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 6-9 , in the Whittemore Center Arena for this fast paced and exciting event.

This year’s game is calledFIRST STEAMWORKS, an industrial airship-themed game played by two alliances of three robots each.

Agenda/Schedule

Parking

Visitor parking will be available. Details to come soon. Visit the campus parking map (pdf) for more information.

Directions

The Whittemore Center Arena is located on the University of New Hampshire campus in Durham, New Hampshire at 128 Main Street.Click here for directions to the campus.

Food Options/Ordering Instructions

The Whittemore Center Arena concessions will be open for business. Teams have the option to purchase items off of the general concessions menu. With the exception of small snacks (i.e. granola bars), outside food is not permitted in the arena. Purchased food is allowed to be consumed within the concourse and the stands of the arena but food will not be allowed in the Pit area.

In addition to on-site concessions, there will be local UNH Dining spots open and restaurants in the downtown Durham area. The Dairy Bar is conveniently located next to the Whittemore Center Arena and will be open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

Lodging

Visitors

We love visitors at our events, but we also want them to be safe! Please remind your families, school administrators, politicians and anyone else attending the event that they must wear closed-toe shoes and closed-back shoes as well as safety glasses when visiting the pits. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Inform them that "robots have the right of way" in our pits – and to be aware of their surroundings. If you have a special VIP guest attending the event, please let us know in advance so that we can add them to our invited guest list. This would include school superintendents, mayors and local media.